Stories from the Aletheia community
Honest, youth-written reflections on health, voice and growing up: medical dismissal, body literacy, culture, identity and everything in between.
the phenomenon of CALD girls being overruled in their own bodies
I’m willing to bet my daily oat lattes that you know that feeling when you’re sitting in the doctor’s office, and suddenly i
medical gaslighting 🩺
being gaslighted in a way worse way than that guy on snapchat
A Quiet Rage: The Emotional Cost of Being Brushed Off
You know that feeling when you say something real — something honest, something that took a bit of courage — and the other per
How Systems Train Girls Not To Speak
We hear it all the time:"I should’ve said something." "Why didn’t I speak up?" "I don’t know why I just sat there." "I guess
The Power of Knowing the Right Words
What We’ve Normalised, What We’ve Missed, and What We Can Finally Reclaim
What We Wish We Learned in Health Class
The health education we deserved — real, honest, inclusive, and finally about us.
